I haven't played them much, but I find no reason to have ill will towards them (unless I had to choose between one of them or a western rpg). I have Dawn of Souls for the gba, so I've gone into the first game quite a bit, and I really like it. The second game, while creating many memories of playing it while my mom was at choir practice, was not as good. And I happen to love Kingdom Hearts, which almost counts. So yeah, they are alright as a series but there are definately some rough spots along the way.